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Doctor's Degree in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

Doctor’s Degrees in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

31 Yearly Graduations
65% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 5 colleges and univerities across the nation that offer a doctor's degree in clinical laboratory science. Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 35% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

Education Levels of Clinical Laboratory Science Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 31 people earned their doctor's degree in clinical laboratory science. This makes it the 211th most popular doctor's degree program in the country.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in clinical laboratory science at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Basic Certificate 9,907
Bachelor’s Degree 4,024
Associate Degree 2,666
Undergraduate Certificate 1,360
Master’s Degree 567
Graduate Certificate 462
Doctor’s Degree 31

Earnings of Clinical Laboratory Science Majors With Doctor’s Degrees

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for clinical laboratory science majors with their doctor's degree due to lack of data.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for clinical laboratory science majors who have their doctor's degree is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their doctor's degree in clinical laboratory science. About 64.5% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 11
Women 20
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The racial-ethnic distribution of clinical laboratory science doctor’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 9
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1
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There are 5 colleges that offer a doctor’s degree in clinical laboratory science. Learn more about the most popular 5 below:

10 Yearly Graduations
78% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The most popular school in the United States for clinical laboratory science students seekinga doctor's degree is The University of Texas Medical Branch. Roughly 3,400 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $7,343 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $6,171 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 10 people received their doctor's degree in clinical laboratory science from UTMB Galveston. Of these students, 78% were women and 33% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

#2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
2 Yearly Graduations
43% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The 2nd most popular school in the country for clinical laboratory science majors who are seeking their doctor's degree is Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Roughly 50,400 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $13,674 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $19,824 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 2 people received their doctor's degree in clinical laboratory science from Rutgers New Brunswick. Around 57% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 43% were women.

Below are some popular majors that are similar to clinical laboratory science that offer doctor’s degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Medicine 29,168
Rehabilitation Professions 16,935
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 13,508
Nursing 13,058
Dentistry 6,928

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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